Barbour County, Alabama Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Barbour County, Alabama.
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Barbour County Historical Records
Patience Burke
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 1935 at Barbour branch. Recorded birthplace as Barbour County, former master listed as Bennett.
Lewis Matthews
Freedman's Bank Log (1872)Opened savings account No. 9461 at Barbour branch. Recorded birthplace as Barbour County, former master listed as Davis.
Beatrix Abbott
Freedman's Bank Log (1870)Opened savings account No. 3450 at Barbour branch. Recorded birthplace as Barbour County, former master listed as Freeman.
Abraham Hamilton
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 8716 at Barbour branch. Recorded birthplace as Barbour County, former master listed as Perkins.
Julia Armstrong
Freedman's Bank Log (1868)Opened savings account No. 2883 at Barbour branch. Recorded birthplace as Barbour County, former master listed as Hammond.
Philip Gibson
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1866)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bowman to Butler for consideration of $991.
Jane Jones
Manumission Deed (1865)Deed of emancipation granted by Winston. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1865.
Samuel Faulkner
Probate Inventory (1863)Appraised in estate inventory of Goode plantation, evaluated at $316. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Harriet Abbott
Manumission Deed (1862)Deed of emancipation granted by Graham. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1862.
Anna Haynes
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1861)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Bell to Wright for consideration of $1203.
Cyrus Cox
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Taylor in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 21.
Lafayette Fitzhugh
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Perkins in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 62.
Esther Preston
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Tazewell in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 23.
Sophia Foster
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Freeman in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 61.
Esther Blackwell
Probate Inventory (1854)Appraised in estate inventory of Henry plantation, evaluated at $807. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Mary Fairfax
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Polk in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 4.
Cyrus Boone
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Gibson in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 26.
Philip Peyton
1850 Slave Schedule Metadata (1850)Enumerated under slaveholder Jackson in Barbour County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 16.
Phyllis Peyton
Deed Book Bill of Sale (1849)Conveyed in land & chattel deed of sale from Goode to Allen for consideration of $1346.
Matilda Gaines
Estate Division Account (1846)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Fairfax. Allotted to lot #5 in final decree.
Laura Tyler
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1846)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Barbour District. Monthly wage stipulated at $15 with rations and lodging provided.
Lewis Henry
Estate Division Account (1845)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Butler. Allotted to lot #1 in final decree.
Esther Mason
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1839)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Barbour District. Monthly wage stipulated at $13 with rations and lodging provided.
Rebecca Griffin
Probate Inventory (1833)Appraised in estate inventory of Wood plantation, evaluated at $774. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Julius Clark
Probate Inventory (1829)Appraised in estate inventory of Chamberlayne plantation, evaluated at $1130. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.